By Martin Baccardax Exxon Mobil posted its best profits in seven years Tuesday thanks in part to a global surge in oil and gas prices. Exxon Mobil (XOM) – Get Exxon Mobil Corporation Report posted better-than-expected fourth quarter earnings Friday, while unveiling plans for a $10 billion share buyback, as surging global oil and gas prices helped deliver the strongest group profits in seven years. Exxon said adjusted earnings for the three months ending in December were pegged at $2.05 per share, or $8.87 billion, up from just 3 cents per share over the same period last year and firmly ahead a…
